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Pharaoh Sesostris III (1878-1840 BCE) in old age. Found in the temple at Medamud. Black diorite,H:80 cm
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Pharaoh Sesostris III (1878-1840 BCE) in old age. Found in the temple at...

An aged Mullah. Opaque watercolour and gold on paper India or Pakistan; ca. 1615 Artist: Farrukh Beg, born ca. 1545 - died active 38.6 cm x 25.1 cm (page), 16.8 cm x 11.1 cm (picture only) Museum Number: IM.10-1925
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An aged Mullah. Opaque watercolour and gold on paper India or Pakistan; ca. 16...

Sculpture d'homme assis - Seated elderly man. Marble MA 80
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Sculpture d'homme assis - Seated elderly man. Marble MA 80

Buddha Sakyamuni as child with Confucius and Laozi. Chinese painting on silk; 18th century.
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Buddha Sakyamuni as child with Confucius and Laozi. Chinese painting on silk; 1...

Setting for Niccolò Paganini's ballet "Il Noce di Benevento". - "The Witches' Tree". Etching; 1780.
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Setting for Niccolò Paganini's ballet "Il Noce di Benevento". - "The Witches' Tr...

Old woman, screaming hag, and caricature of a woman. Three terracotta heads (100-120 CE) from Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey. Heights 3.7 cm, 8.5 cm, 7.5 cm CA 5768, CA 5530, CA 5555
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Old woman, screaming hag, and caricature of a woman. Three terracotta heads (...

Bearded boxer and a lean and wrinkled old woman. Two terracotta heads (50-60 CE) from Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey. Heights 4.5 cm and 4.2 cm CA 728 and CA 5767
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Bearded boxer and a lean and wrinkled old woman. Two terracotta heads (50...

Old nurse sitting on a bench holding a baby in her lap. Terracotta figurine (last quarter 4th BCE) from Tanagra, Boeotia, Greece. Height 13.5 cm MNB 1003
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Old nurse sitting on a bench holding a baby in her lap. Terracotta f...

The "Sarcophagus of Mourning Women", a column-type sarcophagus, was found in the Phoenician royal necro- polis at Sidon. The triangular pediment of the lid shows two men mourning at the grave. Mid-4th BCE Pentelic marble, 179x265x138 cm Inv.368 T
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The "Sarcophagus of Mourning Women", a column-type sarcophagus, was found i...

Medea before Pelias. Jason has been deprived of his kingdom by Pelias;Jason's wife Medea takes revenge by talking Pelias'daughters into cutting their father up and boiling the body in a cauldron,as a rejuvenation. Red-figured pyxis, end 5th BCE. Inv. CA 636
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Medea before Pelias. Jason has been deprived of his kingdom by Pelias;Jason'...

Medea and the cauldron.Jason has been deprived of his inheritance by Pelias; his wife Medea takes revenge by talking Pelias'daughters into cutting their father up and boiling him in a cauldron,as a rejuvenation.See 10-03-02/22. Red-figured pyxis (end 5th BCE) - Inv. 636
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Medea and the cauldron.Jason has been deprived of his inheritance by Pelias; h...

Hunting hares: the old hunter. Black-figured Attic lekythos, around 500 BCE Inv. IV 194
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Hunting hares: the old hunter. Black-figured Attic leky...